I would have taken Jenkins last year at #13 had he come out of school early. I'll gladly take him at pick #23 this year.

We've all seen it happen or made the mistakes ourselves hanging out with the wrong crowd. I'm willing to bet that VandenBosch, Suh, Delmas, Stafford and the rest of the crew will have a greater POSITIVE influence on a young man like Jenkins, than Jenoris could possibly bring those guys down.

I'm a Lions fan living in Indianapolis and I am very excited about signing Jacob Lacey. Regardless of stats, ratings, etc. - This guy is a player! He has the undrafted chip, high motor attitude that is rare to see in a defensive back.

Don't be surprised if he works his way into a starting spot this season and becomes a fan favorite.

Would like to see Delmas back on the field... any expectation for his return?

This would be a good time of the year for our team to come around to full strength, runningbacks aside. Fairley, Delmas, all of the backers and corners - let's get our D back to the D we saw earlier this season on a Monday night vs. Chicago.

I read some of your other posts and you have some really solid points. But they're mixed in with some outlandish ones as well. I got a good chuckle out of those, hoping they were sarcastic. I mean, 'get rid of child labor laws' - come on, guy.

Even if we had a "silver bullet" plan, the same issues will arise. We can write theories, change distributions, redraw district lines, offer mulitple choices and every other idea under the sun but the bottom line is this...

Until there is a cultural change, blueprints are meaningless. Personal responsibility and a desire for education is the cornerstone of this issue. That is the broken down starting point... not 19 billion dollars. From there, ALL of the frontrunning ideas could work.

Let's quit wasting time, money, and effort looking for a bandaid that will only last for so long. Instead, invest those resources to engage children. It all starts with them.

This is America and no matter what town, city, cornfield or ghetto a child may grow up in - they can truly go as far as their desire will take them.